On January 14, 2025, the 89th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature began. In just under one month, various Texas ...

The new leader of the lower chamber finally announced committee assignments, formalizing a new order in the lower chamber.

Special education in schools and property valuations for taxation are among the topics covered in bills filed by state ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

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House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats ...

The Texas Coalition for Patients has a legislative priority list that includes restrictions on artificial intelligence and ...

Students Engaged in Advancing Texas delivered its Student Bill of Rights to lawmakers heading into the 89th Legislative ...

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his 2025 State of the State address on Sunday, Feb. 2, discussing his main ...

About three weeks into the 89th legislative session, Texas senators sent their first bill to the House. Senate Bill 2 ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...